Brett BeierFormer Western Michigan University goaltender Jerry Kuhn moves the puck against Miami University during the Central Collegiate Hockey Association championship game last month.

Some notable news about teams and players around the ECHL as the conference semifinals continue this week:

• It's been less than a month since Jerry Kuhn donned a Western Michigan University hockey sweater, and what a ride it has been for the goaltender with the Idaho Steelheads. [Idaho Statesman]

• The Wheeling Nailers have successfully killed 30 of the 31 penalties they've taken in the playoffs, including all 13 against the top-seeded Greenville Road Warriors. Game 3 of the series, which is tied 1-1, is Wednesday night in West Virginia. [Wheeling News-Register]

• Defenseman Brandon Gentile, a former Flint Generals player, posted a plus-11 rating in the final 22 games of the regular season and is a key cog for the Alaska Aces. [Anchorage Daily News]